Virtual Conversation:E-books and Their Deployment in

Theological Libraries

Brenda Bailey-Hainerbbailey-hainer@atla.com

Executive Director March 12, 2014

E-reading on the Rise

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/

Tablet and E-Reader Ownership Up

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/

E-reading on Computers Down

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/01/16/e-reading-rises-as-device-ownership-jumps/

Academic E-book Situation Challenging

• Integration of e-books into collections• Lack of e-book and hardware standards• Incompatible rights for traditional services– E.g. ILL

• Licensing vs. purchasing• Access models

Selection Models Vary

• Title-by-title• Packages• Patron driven acquisition• Participate in library consortial group

purchase

New Distribution Channels

Collaborative Projects

– Knowledge Unlatched– GWLA Occam’s Reader– Ebook Lending Project (ELP)

Knowledge Unlatched

www.knowledgeunlatched.org

Occam’s Reader Project

http://www.gwla.org

Ebook Lending Project

• Selected group of ATLA member libraries• Pilot project• Purchase model • Seeking publisher participants• Platform hosted by Odilo

• https://www.atla.com/Members/divisions/memberprojects/e-book-project/Pages/default.aspx

E-reading for Academic Work

• 7 out of 10 respondents had hardware and software to read electronically

• 2 in 10 students regularly read or listened to e-books for academic work

• 35% of students preferred ebooks over print for library resources

Timothy Lincoln, “Reading and E-reading for Academic Work: Patterns and Preferences in Theological Studies and Religion” Theological Librarianship, v. 6, no. 2, pp. 34-52.

ATLA Member Comments

• Various comments– International DMin students enthusiastic– E-book usage accounts for 22 - 50% of overall

circulation– Expect to spend 50% of book budget on e-books

Your thoughts and comments on e-books….

Opportunities to Add E-books

• ATLA Consortia licensing of– ATLA SCELC Affiliate Programhttps://www.atla.com/Members/programs/consortia/Pages/ATLA-SCELC-Affiliate-Program.aspx

– Palgrave Macmillan Regionalhttps://www.atla.com/Members/programs/consortia/Pages/Palgrave-Macmillan.aspx

– ACLS Humanities Ebook Collectionhttps://www.atla.com/Members/programs/consortia/Pages/ACLS-Humanities-Ebook-Consortium.aspx

Upcoming Virtual Conversations

Check the March 2014 ATLA Newsletter for dates and times:– April 21, 11 am CDT

Force 11: A Grassroots Effort to Transform Scholarly Communication – Digital humanities– Open access– Digital repositories– Preservation– Collaboration– Altmetrics

Virtual Conversation:E-books and Their Deployment in

Theological Libraries

Brenda Bailey-Hainer, Executive DirectorMarch 12, 2014

bbailey-hainer@atla.com